Which Mechanical Broadheads??
#11
RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
Well guys I was a advocate for the Rage Broadheads but yesterday morning I shot a doe without a pass through at twenty yards. I let her go for 3 hours before I got the blood trail. It was a good blood trail and I found my arrow that only went in about 8 inches with bubbles on the shaft. She traveled onto our neighbors property about 200 yards away from impact and bedded down. Unfortunately, she didn't expire and I bumped her to have her get up and run away like nothing happened. I exited the area and went back this morning but couldn't find the blood trail. I'm switching back to fixed blades. I have to think that with the fixed blade this wouldn't have happened.
#12
RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
I'll share my finding and the reasons why I am going to stick with the 2 blade rage:
[ul][*]Large cutting diameter, you may need a higher KE to get a pass through. I am not sure what that would be, but I am shooting ~310 with 367 grain with a 2 bladewith 4/5 pass throughs and ALL drops within sight. 3 birds and 2 deer.[*]Identical shooting as field point.[*]Minimal windage.[*]Large bload trail.[*]Reliable.[*]Finally, pics are worth a million.[/ul]
Downside, hitting any obstacle will cause a MAJOR deflection. This might be a good thing in preventing a bad shot. For those shooting this BH, I would encourage you to test this by placing your target behind light follage. Let me know what happens.
[ul][*]Large cutting diameter, you may need a higher KE to get a pass through. I am not sure what that would be, but I am shooting ~310 with 367 grain with a 2 bladewith 4/5 pass throughs and ALL drops within sight. 3 birds and 2 deer.[*]Identical shooting as field point.[*]Minimal windage.[*]Large bload trail.[*]Reliable.[*]Finally, pics are worth a million.[/ul]
Downside, hitting any obstacle will cause a MAJOR deflection. This might be a good thing in preventing a bad shot. For those shooting this BH, I would encourage you to test this by placing your target behind light follage. Let me know what happens.
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2006
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RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
ORIGINAL: cowboy4513
Mechanical broadheads... Dont use them... Most people use them because they dont know how to tune there bows... they want something that shoot like field tips... Not worth the headache.
Mechanical broadheads... Dont use them... Most people use them because they dont know how to tune there bows... they want something that shoot like field tips... Not worth the headache.
I shot fixed for almost 20 years and switched to Snypers, then Rages because they are devastating.
#15
RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
ORIGINAL: cowboy4513
Mechanical broadheads... Dont use them... Most people use them because they dont know how to tune there bows... they want something that shoot like field tips... Not worth the headache.
Mechanical broadheads... Dont use them... Most people use them because they dont know how to tune there bows... they want something that shoot like field tips... Not worth the headache.
#16
RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
everyone says rage but why risk problems with expandables when there are no worries with fixed blades? i used expandable for one hunt and it almost cost me a trophhy of a life time. jus my opinion
#17
RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
I like fixed BH's, just my preference. Not trying to change your point of view, just something to think about. It can happen. I don't want to rest my trust on expandable blades not opening, when I got a meat missile headed toward a 150" class buck. Chances of it happening are probably slim...
#18
RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
The last two answers are Ok answers it is what you have shot and what you trust and that is really good. It is just these answers that say you guys only shot them because youcan't tune a bow that kill me and get me fired up!!! Walt
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
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RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
Your bow can be in perfect tun all it wants. What happens in a situation where it's drizzling then stopsand the late afternoon hours' temperatures cause that drizzle which made it inside the mechanism of your mechanical to freeze? All of a sudden tune don't mean much of anything does it? And even if it doesn't fail then, what does moisture build up over time and crud from being in the woods do to moving parts?
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2006
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RE: Which Mechanical Broadheads??
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
Your bow can be in perfect tun all it wants. What happens in a situation where it's drizzling then stopsand the late afternoon hours' temperatures cause that drizzle which made it inside the mechanism of your mechanical to freeze? All of a sudden tune don't mean much of anything does it? And even if it doesn't fail then, what does moisture build up over time and crud from being in the woods do to moving parts?
Your bow can be in perfect tun all it wants. What happens in a situation where it's drizzling then stopsand the late afternoon hours' temperatures cause that drizzle which made it inside the mechanism of your mechanical to freeze? All of a sudden tune don't mean much of anything does it? And even if it doesn't fail then, what does moisture build up over time and crud from being in the woods do to moving parts?
Its called checking your equipment.